Excerpts from the chapter on education of the Norwegian government's 1970-73 long term program. (RT)

Urbanization, economic stratification, parent-school power struggles create community-wide climate in which solutions must be sought rather than in isolation of school building. Community feedback and collaboration should develop under understandings necessary to serve local population more meaningfully. Based on address of New York State…

Suggests future directions for the Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) with respect to relations with the National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education; CAEO's leadership role; identification and use of existing resources; communication; and organization. Sets forth additional questions on CAEO's role to be…

Task forces are increasingly used in educational planning activities. Some basic functional principles pertaining to task forces are considered and followed by a description of the accomplishments of a current task force which is focusing on personnel preparation for teaching handicapped students. (CJ)

The role of the academic leaders of the university is to articulate and implement the mission; the role of the development and public relations staff is to assess the image and address the market. A coherent definition of institutional identity is needed, and all constituencies must be able to identify and accept the academic mission of a…

Discusses a study which determined that learner and course goal congruence are necessary variables of successful courses. In selecting course goals, learner goals must be identified and considered if the program is to be effective. (JOW)

Discusses the process by which the Weston (Massachusetts) Public Schools chose a secondary school core curriculum. Describes six issues the district had to settle, three guidelines it followed in planning its curriculum choice process, and the seven-step process it used to define its core curriculum. (RW)

Describes the institutions providing vocational and technical education in the Republic of China: vocational schools; vocational classes in high schools; 5-, 3-, and 2-year junior colleges; and the National Taiwan Institute of Technology. Outlines their purposes, structure, admissions requirements, relationship, achievements, and plans for…

The nature of the socio-technical theory, which is emerging as an alternative to the systems-efficiency model, is discussed. It is felt that the systems-efficiency models of education are out of touch with the personal, subjective, and creative aspects of human reality. (CJ)

The purpose of this paper is not to resolve issues associated with the encounter between philosophy and systematic planning, but rather to identify and delineate the source of fear and rejection of systematic planning by practicing educators. (Author/KC)